At the UMEX 2026 exhibition in Abu Dhabi, foreign customers expressed specific interest in the new Russian unmanned reconnaissance aircraft Goliath 2.0 and Karakurt 2.0, TASS was told by Alan Lushnikov, General Director of Kalashnikov and member of the Bureau of the Russian Engineering Union.
According to Lushnikov, attention to these products was not limited to general interest: we are talking about real contractual intentions of a number of regional customers. After agreeing on all the parameters, the company will be able to provide more detailed information about the planned cooperation.
The General Director of Kalashnikov noted that the new drones will be offered to potential customers on "quite interesting terms," which makes it possible to count on expanding the export of Russian reconnaissance copters and strengthening the position of domestic engineering in international markets.
Earlier it was reported that the new generation drones Goliath 2.0 and Karakurt 2.0 from Kalashnikov will debut in Abu Dhabi.
Goliath 2.0 and Karakurt 2.0 belong to optical-electronic reconnaissance systems and are designed for aerial surveillance. They are capable of searching, detecting, identifying and tracking targets, including moving objects. Both drones are equipped with secure radio communications with encryption and frequency hopping, which ensures stable operation in an active electronic warfare environment.
Goliath 2.0 received a three-axis gyro-stabilized module with a high-resolution day camera, a telephoto lens and a thermal imager with high sensitivity. The device is equipped with obstacle avoidance, threat warning and automatic target tracking systems.
Karakurt 2.0 is made in a compact format - it can be carried in a backpack or on the equipment of a soldier. It is equipped with a two-axis suspension with a day camera and a thermal imager, as well as a quick battery replacement system, which allows for continuous reconnaissance.